Reflections On Christian Marriage Counseling
Reflections On Christian Marriage Counseling
Now that my wife has passed away and I have some time to reflect on the past and on my marriage I thought it would be helpful to others to summarize my experience with Christian Marriage counseling. I always felt that the ideal form of Christian marriage counseling would consist of these major elements:
- It would involve both a husband and a wife counselors (i.e. a spiritually mature and perhaps also a physically mature… Continue reading
The Trinity In The Old Testament
The Trinity In The Old Testament
The Triune Godhead Can Be Found In The Book Of Isaiah
“Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.” [Isaiah 48:16]
In the above verse, we have the pre-incarnate Christ speaking. And what he is saying is confirmation of the triune godhead.
Comparison Of God-Centered And Man-Centered Worship
Comparison Of God-Centered And Man-Centered Worship
Category |
God-Centered Worship |
Man-Centered Worship |
Goal |
Glorifying God by our worship must be our goal, our highest priority. (I Cor. 10:31) It sounds elementary, but the purpose of our corporate worship service is for our congregation to worship God. Evangelism, though important, is secondary. |
Bringing people in by our worship service is the highest goal in man-centered worship. Though this seems like a noble goal, it must not be our highest goal. When… Continue reading |
What’s Wrong With The Sinner’s Prayer?
What’s Wrong With The Sinner’s Prayer?
“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.” – Luke 18:13″
There’s nothing wrong with the ABOVE prayer. No one told the man to say it. No one told him that by saying it he would receive salvation or anything from God. God had apparently already… Continue reading
Segregation Of The Saints
Segregation Of The Saints
Just step back and take a look at how most churches operate today. They seem to separate people into all sorts of groups as if this was “the way” to do things. But is this practice biblical? Where in the world did this phenomenon come from and what in the world is it all about? Churches separate people into all sorts of categories:
- By age – infants, toddlers, pre-teens, teens, young adults, seniors, etc.
- By marital… Continue reading